Humidity Issues???

[rodwha]

I’ve not had these cigars but about two weeks and I noted the cap just began to crumble when I cut it:



As you can see the humidity levels should be reasonable, and there’s several tiny Boveda packs for the little container:

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So what gives? The previous ones (been smoking one every morning for nearly a week) were fine...

[jhedrick83]

Is it just that one cigar or a common theme?

[rodwha]

Is it just that one cigar or a common theme?

These have only been in that container for something like 2 weeks. But if had issues like this before and rehydrated the Boveda packs (too much). It’s been rather frustrating for sure.

[Emperor Zurg]

How do they taste? To me, overly dry cigars are harsh and overly wet ones are diluted, bitter and steamy tasting.
IMO they look like they were rolled by a blind chimp with a couple of broken fingers. Are they always that ugly?
Do they crunch when you pinch one in the middle or do they give a bit like a normal cigar?
I'd try cutting the cap with a razor blade (it's what I usually do anyway - cigar cutters are for rope tobacco).
As ugly as they are I'd be surprised if the cap didn't fall off on its own.

[rodwha]

Being fire cured I’d guess that could mask dry harshness. They don’t feel crispy, have plenty of give. I wouldn’t have thought much of just one had I not had an issue before. Maybe it was just a one off sort of thing

[Emperor Zurg]

Well if it were me, I'd just cut the caps with a razor blade for now and chalk it up to a poorly rolled batch. If they taste good the way they are all is well IMO. Maybe your cutter is just not as sharp as it once was.

[SoCal gunner]

IMO they look like they were rolled by a blind chimp with a couple of broken fingers.

^THIS - Those look horrible! Unless that is really how they normally look (which i can't believe), those babies had a rough life.

[rodwha]

^THIS - Those look horrible! Unless that is really how they normally look (which i can't believe), those babies had a rough life.

Having tried a boatload of small cigars I see it’s not that uncommon.

[rodwha]

Well if it were me, I'd just cut the caps with a razor blade for now and chalk it up to a poorly rolled batch. If they taste good the way they are all is well IMO. Maybe your cutter is just not as sharp as it once was.

A razor, huh? Haven’t used one of those in, well, a long damn time. I have a hatchet that might shave...

[Emperor Zurg]

A razor, huh? Haven’t used one of those in, well, a long damn time. I have a hatchet that might shave...

No, a razor blade - like a single edged blade that you use for scraping windows etc. An exacto blade works too, or even a Stanley knife blade as long as it's new or still very sharp